Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 23.01.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 Saranraj ... Petitioner Vs. The State, Rep by the Inspector of Police, R-7, KK Nagar Police Station, KK.Nagar, Chennai – 78. Crime No.266/2024. ... Respondent PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, pleased to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest by the respondent police concerned in Crime No.266 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Mohammed Ali For Respondent : Mr.S.Santhosh Government Advocate (Crl.Side) ****** Page No.1 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 O R D E R The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 294(b), 324, 452, 384 and 506(1) of IPC in Crime No.266 of 2024, on the file of the respondent police, seeks anticipatory bail. 2. The case of the prosecution as per the defacto complainant one Karthi is that, he is a Physiotherapist and running a clinic, due to overcome from his mental stress, he has been consuming methamphetemine since July 2023, while so, the accused person/ Jamesh, who is a police in NCB got acquaintance with the defacto complainant through "Grinder App" and canvassed that he will supply methamphetemine to him for money and sexual favors, thereby the defacto complainant in want of methamphetemine paid money through his G-pay account to the said Jamesh and obtained the same. It is further stated that the said Jamesh along with the petitioner and other accused persons namely Anand and Sameer trespassed into the defacto complainant's house, abused, assaulted and threatened him that they will Page No.2 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 arrest the defacto complainant for possession of methamphetemine and taken away his credit card and a sum of Rs.70,000/-, due to the assault committed by them, the defacto complainant sustained injuries and taken treatment from his own brother, who is a doctor. It is further stated that since the said Jamesh and Anand were arrested in respect of other crime number, the defacto complainant had now preferred complaint against the petitioner and other accused persons. Hence, this case. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that petitioner is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case. He also submitted that the petitioner had never committed any offence as alleged by the prosecution. He would further submit that the petitioner is a police constable and his name was not included in the FIR. He also submitted that the petitioner is ready to produce solvent sureties and to abide by any conditions that may be imposed by this Court and also undertake to appear and to co-operate for the investigation, therefore, he prayed for the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Page No.3 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 4. Learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police opposed for granting of anticipatory bail to the petitioner, stating that the petitioner along with other accused persons, who are all police in NCB had taken advantage that the defacto complainant is consuming methamphetemine drug, supplied the same for money through a mobile application and thereafter, threatened him that they will foist a case and arrest the defacto complainant for possession of the said drug, abused, assaulted and taken away his credit card and a sum of Rs.70,000/-. He would further submit that the co-accused were arrested and remanded to judicial custody in respect of another case and the investigation is in intial stage. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Advocate (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent police and perused the materials available on record. 6. Taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case, the fact that the co-accused were arrested and remanded to judicial custody in Page No.4 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 another Crime Number, on seeing the gravity of offence and the investigation is in initial stage, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 23.01.2025 av To The State, Rep by the Inspector of Police, R-7, KK Nagar Police Station, KK.Nagar, Chennai – 78. Crime No.266/2024. Page No.5 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA , J. av Crl.O.P.No.1523 of 2025 23.01.2025 Page No.6 of 6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis